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Article: GOODFELLOW AIRMAN SELECTED FOR AIR FORCE HONOR GUARD
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 7, 2009
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GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news release:
It takes all his effort just to keep his heart beating, but he knows he must, because someone else's is breaking.
He stood his post without a word or movement for a long time. But now, the lingering sounds of the ceremonial rifle shots and the sad, lonely bugle have echoed into silence. Everything which needs to be said has been said.
Except for what he must say now.
The Airman performs a facing movement, kneels, his blue trousers with the silver stripe gently touching the grass. The sun glints off the silver aiguillette on his left shoulder, the Hap Arnold ...